Lot #: 372
Price Realized: $472.00
($400 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Eight-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Southeastern PA origin, circa 1860, large-sized, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a brushed swag and hanging flower motif. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals and swagged brushwork connecting the handle terminals. Areas underneath each handle further decorated with an oversized flower with swag-decorated interior. Exceptional size. A chip to each end of one handle. Three large in-the-firing separation cracks on interior, not visible on exterior. Faint lines to underside. H 18 3/4".
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